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ONLY LEGAL WHEN SNOW-COVERED. To protect the fragile plants on the summit tundra, do not hike unless there is snow on Agassiz Peak. There is a serious fine if you're caught. Also, just don't be an asshole.
May 03, 2021 — Hey there. I don't like hiking in snow. And yet I did it for this hike. Why? Because it's illegal to hike Agassiz Peak unless it's snow covered! Please respect the rare plants that live up there and only complete this hike when there's snow. Seriously, there's only a few of hikes on my site in the snow because I'm a fair-weather princess and yet I still waited for legal conditions. Matt and I started at the Inner Basin Trailhead, accessible by almost any vehicle, but passenger cars might struggle on the steeper sections required to reach it. Matt had already completed "The Crown", the full traverse of the San Francisco range, and I had already done Humphrey's Peak, so we were out to just get Agassiz and Fremont today.
We headed along the windy Inner Basin Trail that was more pretty than I expected it to be, and I'm sure it's really a delightful area to check out in the fall when the massive aspen stand is orange. The trail eventually merged with a forest road, passed a pumphouse or two, and then continued into a wide open section that gave us a view of the San Francisco Mountains, specifically of Doyle Peak, Fremont Peak, and Agassiz Peak. We switchbacked up to the saddle separating Agassiz Peak and Fremont Peak, known as Fremont Saddle. From here we continued north along the long switchbacks on Agassiz Peak's east slope. While the trail continues farther, we left it on a snow field to reach the northern crest of the ridge. Adhering to the rules, we continued south to Agassiz Peak on snow and took in the snowy views. Maybe I should get into snow stuff more? Nah.
Back at Fremont Saddle, we headed along the snowy ridgeline, encountering some boulder hopping (Class 2), and lots of clawing up the snow. There's a hump along the ridge, but otherwise it's a straightforward ridge traverse to the summit. We glissaded down the north snowfield of Fremont Peak, which was an absurd amount of fun, but the stats on my trip report assume you returned the way you came.
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